That’s what the CNN talking heads are calling it.
Seems I’ve been sitting here for two hours with a tight chest for nothing.
I really didn’t want Obama and Clinton to get ugly, but I agree with the commentators that they both played it safe, and that was kind of a let-down.
Still, I thought the questions were […]
We once again extend our invitation to bloggers to join us in this effort. The more, the merrier.
In case you haven’t heard, my friend Yvette and I are hosting a blogathon to celebrate Black History Month. We’ve got a plethora (love that word) of posts planned. Here’s a sneak-peek at some of […]
My brother from a different mother, Tambay, posted this, and I have yet to recover:
FROM AFRICANARTISTS.BLOGSPOT.COM
Kristian von Hornsleth Buys Ugandans for Livestock
Danish Artist buys Africans
This morning I received an email from an artist from Uganda called, Eria Sane Nsubuga, who seemed fascinated by an artistic project, which took place last summer, 2007, in a small […]
Please join my friend, Yvette (over at Six Impossible Things…) and I as we celebrate Black History Month with a blogathon. You read it right: We’ll be blogging all things–well, many things– Black for 32 consecutive days, Feb. 1 - March 3.
Why 32 days? As many black folks have wryly […]
Toni Morrison Endorses Obama
…and Alice Walker does too.
Thanks Yvette
Earlier this month, I sent the following email (sans picture) to friends and to my PghMamas e-list. I have since registered for the class in question, and it starts tonight!
Dear Friends,
As some of you know, I lovelovelove to dance, but I’m not very good at it. By that I mean, I’m not very […]
Wired magazine. Who knew?
I am not a techy, by any stretch. Just posting the following image taxed the meager tech skills I have:
So when I picked up the current issue of Wired magazine, I imagined myself thumbing past most everything except the cover piece that caught my eye: “Why Things Suck”, a […]
I said it when Marion Jones was sentenced. I said it when Mary J. Blige, Timbaland, Wyclef, Tyler Perry, and 5 Cents [no typo] were name-dropped as part of a steroid investigation.I said it yesterday when news surfaced that Detroit’s Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff lied under oath,saying they did not […]
I’m loving the side eye here:
“US President George W. Bush (C) leans over to talk with a girl (R) after Bush participated in a lesson for young children on the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day during a tour of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, 21 January 2008. By […]
My fellow PittsburghMama, Christina Springer (”poet, performance artist, mother of two children, organizer, administrator, playgroup founder”) turned me on to Torch which features poetry, short stories, artwork, and prose by black women. Christina has three poems in the current issue, but check it everything when you stop by.
